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Winter pile burning planned in Chicken Creek area

For The Journal The Dolores Ranger District plans to burn slash piles in the Chicken Creek area of the San Juan National Forest, as weather and smoke dispersion allows, beginning ...

DATE: Jan 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pam Houston visits Cortez during Amazing Authors tour

DATE: Jan 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Education Briefs

Locals named to dean’s list Adrian Tillery of Durango and Taren Lanier of Cortez have been named to the 2015 Fall Semester dean’s list at Colorado State University-Pueblo. ...

DATE: Jan 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Conservation easements protect threatened sage grouse

Landowner moves 1,300 acres into conservation

DATE: Jan 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Honor roll

Mrs. Showalter, grade 4 Honorable mention Kylee Rapier, Jilli Wyman, Broc Imel, Braxton Dennison, Cole Dainty-Guilfoyle Mrs. Greenlee, grade 4 Hon...

DATE: Jan 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

CSFS promoting seedling trees for conservation

The Colorado State Forest Service and the High Desert Conservation District are accepting applications on a first-come, first-serve basis for more than 40 varieties of low-cost seedling tree...

DATE: Jan 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

United Search and Rescue host fundraiser

United Search and Rescue of Montezuma County will hold a pancake breakfast fundraiser on Jan. 23 at the Dolores Community Center from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. The event is to help out a ...

DATE: Jan 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Regional butterfly will be considered for protection

On Jan. 12, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it will evaluate three rare insects for protection under the Endangered Species Act: the Great Basin silverspot butterfly, narro...

DATE: Jan 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Elk visits Dolores’ main street

DATE: Jan 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Utes, Cortez Middle School launch monthly science night

Cortez Middle School teachers are reaching out to tribal students and parents in Towaoc, offering a series of hands-on scientific experiments. “The purpose of the program is to pr...

DATE: Jan 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Briefs

Mesa Verde plans prescribed fire Mesa Verde National Park is planning to implement a prescribed fire sometime before Feb. 29, weather permitting. The Chapin Mesa area prescribed f...

DATE: Jan 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma-Cortez superintendent Carter announces resignation

Superintendent sends email to teachers

DATE: Jan 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

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